Do A-level results matter or not? A question for our unscrupulous universities
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Universities have merrily sacrificed academic standards on the altar of cash. The school sector should not let them forget that.
By Laura McInerney
If you’re the parent of an 18-year-old, it is time to pat yourself on the back. The country has a shortage of this age group, due to a birth dip at the time of the millennium. Not only does this mean the group will have an incredible market value in a few years’ time when graduate recruiters struggle to fill their vacancies; this little cohort has also done us a massive favour and shown just how unscrupulous our university sector can be.
Back in 2015, I wrote about the sharp increase in unconditional offers given to A-level students. So instead of having to strive for top grades, applicants were being accepted on the basis of the grades teachers predicted they would achieve. Although this sounds positive, the offers often came with a requirement for the student to put the university as their first choice, putting pressure on the young ...
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